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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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